Music rack



Oct. 29, 1935.

T. WOODALL 2,018,988

MUSIC RACK Filed Aug. 20, 1934 Patented Oct. 29, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a rack for music or the like and has to do with improved structural features in the rack and in its supporting member.

The objects of the invention include, among others, the provision of the following:

A music rack that is adjustable over a Wide range without disturbing its stability;

A unique music rack which is securely anchored upon a piano in all positions of adjustment and which will not mar or scratch the piano; and

Unique means for improving the adjustability of a music rack or the like.

These objects, and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, are obtained by the unique construction, improved combination, and novel arrangement of the several elements which constitute the invention, one form of which is illustrated in the accompanying single sheet of drawing hereby made a part of this application, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective of an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a detail in elevation of the rack adjusting means;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the parts of the device shown in Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a schematic detail indicating in full lines one position of the device upon a piano, and in dotted lines a second position to which the rack may be adjusted thereon.

Like reference characters are used to designate similar parts in the drawing and in the description of the illustrated embodiment of the invention which follows.

The device comprises a support member and a rack. The support member is U-shaped and has a transverse section I and legs II and I2. The transverse section I0 may be covered with a tubing I3, which may extend upwardly on the legs II and I2 to provide protection to furniture.

Upon each of the legs II and I2 is a clamp member I4 which comprises a sleeve I5 extending about the leg I I or leg I2. An apertured extension I 6 is at one side of said sleeve, and a second apertured extension I7 depends from the other side of said sleeve. Section I! may be toothed.

Each bracket I4 has attached thereto a bracket I8 which is complementally toothed for engaging the teeth of section ll. Bracket I8 is also apertured to receive a bolt I9 having on the shank thereof a wing nut 20, the bolt extending through bracket I8 and wings or sections I 6 and ll of bracket I 4. At the adjacent side of the bracket I8 is a sleeve 2I. Loosening of the wing nut 20 permits of the bracket I4 being moved up and down on the leg Ii or leg I2, and also permits of an angular adjustment of the two bracket members, I4 and I8.

The rack is secured in the sleeve 2 I. The rack 5 is fastened by any suitable means, as by soldering, welding, or otherwise. The rack comprises a top cross member 22, two side members 23 which are the parts secured in the sleeves 2I and which are parallel, and a bottom member 24 which is parallel to the top cross or transverse member 22. Parts 22, 23, and 24, may be integral and in the form of a rectangle.

An angle iron 25 may be secured by fastening means or by solder or welding to part 24. The angle iron 25 comprises a support for music, a newspaper, a magazine, or a book, which is disposed upon the rack.

Brace member 26 is disposed intermediate the side members 23, and a weak spiral spring 2'! is stretched between said side members and anchored thereon. The spring provides a paper or music holder. Music rests against brace 26 and may also rest against member 22.

Piano engaging members 28 comprise an upper straight section 29, a stepped intermediate section 30, and a forwardly projecting front section 3 I. Members 28 are soldered or otherwise secured to member 22 and brace member 26. The forwardly projecting extension 3| registers with but is not secured to the angle piece 25, the front portion of such forwardly projecting section not extending beyond the front of said angle piece.

Protective sleeves 32 are telescoped over the members 28 and extend upwardly thereon above 35 the section 30 thereof, said sleeves 32 being held against slippage by the frictional contact thereof with the underside of the angle piece 25.

The adjustment of the device has heretofore been described. Whatever position the device may take, it is supported by two spaced apart protected members, the member I0 or the members 28. If the device is used upon a table, it is spread apart as an inverted V with the member ID to the rear and the members 28 supporting the 4.5 device at the front.

On a grand piano, the U-shaped member I 0 is disposed upon the music rack of the piano and by adjustment the proper height for the rack is obtained. One of the steps in stepped sections 30 rests upon the edge of the piano at the front thereof and just above the keyboard is shown in Figure 4.

The device, as shown in Figure 4, may be adjusted by lifting the rack to a higher position or to a lower position. In this manner, the rack shaped support and slidable thereon, brackets may be disposed at the best reading distance for complemental to said clamps and angularly adthe user of the piano. The rack is particularly justable with relation thereto, a rack carried by suited for children who normally have diificulty said brackets, and tightening means associated in reading music upon the conventional rack of with said clamps and brackets for maintaining 5 the grand piano. a selected angular adjustment thereof and for On an upright piano, the rack is similarly dissecuring said clamps upon said support. posed, the steps in section 39 of the members 28 3. In a music rack, a frame having paired onres g p the e s of the s c aCk d posed bar side members, supporting members the member 19 resting against the back Of the ecured to one side member of aid frame and 10 mllslc rack m F same Oblique 1305mml which depending beneath the opposite side member of Bald r331? P said frame, and protective sleeves upon said sup- What is claimed as new and is desired to be porting members d held in position by engagesecured by Letters Patent of the United States is: men with said last mentioned Side member.

A compnsutg E ,wshaped 51.11% 4. A music rack comprising a rear support, a. port angulany adlusbane connectmg r e adjustabe thereon said rack comprising a means for mounting said rack on said support, A

rectangular frame of paired opposed bar memsaid angularly adjustable connecting means bemg linearly adjustable upon Said U shaped bers, front supporting members secured to the port and tightening means associated with said top side member of said frame and in frictional 2O angulargy adjustable connecting means f main contact with the lower side member thereof, and

taining the angular and linear adjustment protective sleeves upon Said front s pp rti thereof. members and held in position thereon by said 2. A music rack comprising a U-shaped suplower side member.

port, a clamp about each of the legs of said U- THOMAS WOODALL. 25 

